Carbon County vs Sevier County

A side-by-side comparison of Carbon County and Sevier County: population, income, housing, and more.

Carbon County and Sevier County are counties in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sevier County has the higher population (21,854 vs 20,446 in Carbon County). Sevier County has the higher median household income ($73,765 vs $53,673 in Carbon County). Sevier County has the higher median home value ($274,100 vs $200,700 in Carbon County).

Population, income & housing

	Carbon County	Sevier County
Population	20,446	21,854
Median age	38.8 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,673	$73,765
Median home value	$200,700	$274,100
Median gross rent	$828	$878
Housing units	9,629	8,705
Homeownership rate	68.1%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carbon County	Sevier County
Population	20,308 → 20,446 (+0.7%)	21,280 → 21,854 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$51,158 → $53,673 (+4.9%)	$54,799 → $73,765 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$140,800 → $200,700 (+42.5%)	$164,800 → $274,100 (+66.3%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $828 (+23.8%)	$703 → $878 (+24.9%)

Carbon County

Population

20,30820,446

Median household income

$51,158$53,673

Median home value

$140,800$200,700

Median gross rent

$669$828

Sevier County

Population

21,28021,854

Median household income

$54,799$73,765

Median home value

$164,800$274,100

Median gross rent

$703$878

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carbon County	Sevier County
Under 5	6.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	19.4%	21.9%
18 to 24	8.8%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.6%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.6%	11.2%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.1%
75 and over	7.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carbon County	Sevier County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.4%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carbon County	Sevier County
No high school diploma	8.2%	7.3%
High school graduate	29.6%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carbon County	Sevier County
Drove alone	78.3%	78.1%
Carpooled	12.7%	9.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	1.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.5%	9.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carbon County	Sevier County
1-unit, detached	76.5%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	2.8%
20 or more units	1.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Carbon County	Sevier County
Poverty rate	16.8%	10.5%
Average household size	2.50	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1972	1978